Monthly Archives: July 2020

This season we had a surprisingly early start to the emergence, egg laying and nymph development of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) given the prolonged cold spring start. Adult trap captures at the HVRL are nearing management threshold … Continue reading →

Brief: Second generation flight of codling moth Laspeyresia pomonella (L.) (CM) is subsiding as egg laying and larva hatch continues this week. The 2nd application for CM is required 10-14 days from the first application if CM management is warranted. … Continue reading →

Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in timely discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning … Continue reading →

Brief: Codling moth, Laspeyresia pomonella (L.) second generation flight and egg laying continues with emergence beginning in the lower and mid-Hudson Valley this week. Apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella flights are on the increase in regional traps with ideal conditions for … Continue reading →

Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in timely discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning … Continue reading →

Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in timely discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning … Continue reading →

Brief: Continued insect pest management should focus on Apple Maggot, our greatest concern this week. We are finding increased levels of emergence in baited red sticky spheres hung along the orchard perimeter. Thresholds have been exceeded in orchards with adequate … Continue reading →

Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in timely discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning … Continue reading →

Brief: The mid-Hudson Valley biofix for obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (OBLR) adult flight was Sunday, June 7th, in Highland (HVRL), Milton and Walden, NY. Egg laying and hatch is continuing in earnest. Based on NOAA weather forecasts, the predicted emergence … Continue reading →

Grab your coffee and join in the discussion from home or tractor seat. Hudson Valley Research Laboratory entomologist, Peter Jentsch, friends and guests invite you to join in timely discussions on Tree Fruit Pest Management from 6-7AM each Monday morning … Continue reading →